Evening Reading - January 5, 2026
It's nighttime in America, which means it is time for another edition of Shacknews Evening Reading.
by Sam Chandler · ShacknewsGood evening, Shacknews, it's nighttime, which means it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.
In case you missed it at Shacknews:
- Shacknews Hall of Fame: Class of 2025
- Shacknews Top 25 Games of the Year 2025
- Year of the Games: 2025
- CES 2026: Dates, times, keynote livestreams & badge prices
- Awesome Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 2 here
- Code Vein 2 is a Soulslike with sauce, heart... and a fantastic character creator
- AMD reveals Ryzen AI 400 Series mobile chips, launching in Q1 2026
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined demo coming this week
- LEGO introduces 'Smart Brick' that will power new features in future sets
- ARC Raiders studio CEO insists the developer isn't using AI to replace workers
And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
Your daily dose of sudoku
It's a New Year, so why not start it right by watching Simon solve some puzzles?
Speaking of starting the New Year correctly...
This is one of my favorite documentaries and it just so happens to be about a niche community in Super Mario 64.
RollerCoaster Tycoon time!
More challenge videos, please.
Did you know? Red Alert 2 edition
These old-school games rule.
Trump had a lot of legal woes in 2025
Reckon he'll top them in 2026? When does he leave office? Surely it's soon, right?
Simple construction with profound results
This is a really cool channel.
Polishing mud
I'd love to see what it looks like when cracked open.
More sci-fi goodness
I need to check this out.
Two Betrayals cut content
I love Halo. Now then, what were the two betrayals? We betrayed Guilty Spark, but what was the second?
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